Volumfestivalen was a cultural festival held in

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. The festival was first held in 2003. June 2018 saw the last year of the festival, and it was cancelled due to years of decrease in ticket sales. The festival provided a venue for both the student, emerging and professional artists and cultural mediators linked to

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. Past acts at Volumfestivalen include:

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Unge Ferrari Stig Joar Haugen (born August 2, 1990, in Hamar, Norway), known professionally as Unge Ferrari and Stig Brenner, is a Norwegian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Haugen debuted in 2015 with the EP ''Til mine venner''. It featured the breakthrough si ...

Kristian Kristensen Kristian Kristensen (born May 12, 1992) is a Norwegian singer/songwriter from Harstad, Norway. He started his solo career in 2013 through the Norwegian TV-show The Voice, and signed with Warner Music Norway in 2015. Career Ahead of his participa ...

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, Ludvig Moon,

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Ingrid Olava Ingrid Olava Brænd Eriksen (known as Ingrid Olava, born 18 March 1981) is a Norwegian singer, musician and actress, best known for her debut single "Only Just Begun" from 2007 and as a backup singer for Madrugada. After hearing her live perform ...

. The festival was run voluntarily by young people from around the

area. In 2010, Volumfestivalen received the Elverum Municipality Culture award. Glåmdalen - Volumfestivalen
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Events

Volumfestivalen was held in Elvarheim Park and about ten other venues in the center of

. The festival started in 2003 and since 2009 it became an annual event. In 2011 the festival had about 1,600 visitors,Østlendingen : - Ages VolumFestivalen
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/ref> The festival also accommodated seminars, a trade fair and a separate category for children.

Key people in 2012

*Chairman : Henry Leeves *Director : Sven Arild Storberget *Economy: Lars-Ivar Hoelstad

External links

Official HomepageVolumfestivalen on Facebook

References

{{reflist Music festivals in Norway Culture in Hedmark Film festivals in Norway Elverum Music festivals established in 2003 Summer events in Norway